Sep 24 Rubio and Meek Push Back on Crist's New Ad By David Chalian Updated Sept. 27 with Video MIAMI | You could call it the one-two punch. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the former Republican running for the U.S. Senate as an independent, has taken to the airwaves to attack both his Republican and… Continue reading
Sep 24 Sudan in the Spotlight on Sidelines of U.N. Assembly By Larisa Epatko On the heels of his speech to the U.N. General Assembly, President Obama threw his weight behind other U.N. members Friday urging Sudan to carry out its January referendum on southern independence peacefully and on time. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Shields and Gerson Examine Tax Debate, Obama's Staff Shake-ups Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson discuss this week's political stories, including the debate over tax cuts, a new GOP governing pledge and staff departures in the Obama administration. Continue watching
Sep 24 Gwen's Take: Telling Our Stories Two women I know have recently written terrific books that could easily have never seen the light of day. By complete serendipity, each is a former colleague and friend. Isabel Wilkerson and I were both reporters for the New York… Continue reading
Sep 24 Colombia's Santos Sees a Future With Less FARC The president got the news on his cell phone of a successful anti-guerrilla raid while jogging through New York's Central Park. But the president was not Barack Obama learning of the latest U.S. special operation in Yemen or Pakistan. It… Continue reading
Sep 24 Colbert Stays in Character at Congressional Hearing on Farm Jobs As far as House Judiciary subcommittee hearings on agricultural jobs go, this one had a bit more celebrity shine. Stephen Colbert, the comedian and satirist, knew that, and hoped his presence would vault the hearings up to "CSPAN 1"… Continue reading
Sep 24 Friday: At U.N., Obama Meets on Sudan, Asia; Japan to Release Chinese Captain A day after encouraging the international community to support Middle East peace talks and speaking about the importance of human rights and democracy in ensuring a stable world economy and global security, President Obama on Friday will attend… Continue reading
Sep 24 How Active Are Tea Partiers in Your Congressional District? The tea party movement may be a national story -- particularly after the victory of Christine O'Donnell in Delaware's Senate primary on Sept. 14 -- but the group's sway is much more localized. Some congressional districts are hot spots,… Continue reading
Sep 24 Senate Democrats: Extension of Tax Cuts Will Have to Wait American flags stand at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Senate Democratic leaders announced Thursday they were deserting plans to extend tax cuts until after November's midterm elections when the political atmosphere… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Democrats Fire Back at GOP Pledge to Repeal Health Reform Judy Woodruff gets two perspectives on Republicans' "Pledge to America" plans to repeal health care and cut government spending from House members Anthony Weiner, a New York Democrat, and Tom Price, a Georgia Republican. Continue watching